The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-08
RESUME OF the NEWS.
Washington News Items.

The attorney general has been requested
| by Secretary Lamar to bring civil suit
| against Neagle & Co., and McHough &
| Casey OF Idaho for timber trespass.
! A friend of Stevenson OF Illinois, first as
| sistant postmaster general, says that how
ever much he may be disapp ointed by the
appointment OF Dickinson as postmaster
| general, he will not resign.
Army men think that the recommends
| tions OF Gen. Sheridan that the army shall
| be increased by 5, ZOO will be listened to
| with more attention this year than before,
| and that the anarchist agitations will con-
vince many OF the necessity OF the increase.
| Persons representing eight cities are in
| Washington competing for the location of
one or both or all OF the conventions
| They are Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
| Baltimore, Cincinnati. Chicago, Washing
| and st. Louis. More cities will be heard
| from later, including Omaha and Mime
| apolis.
Indian Inspector Arms strong has arrived
in Washington from the Crow agency in
Montana, where he was sent some weeks
ago by Secretary Lamar to investigate the
Sword Bearer outbreak. The inspector
reports that quiet prevails at the agency
| and that the Indians heartily commend the
| action OF the government in removing the
| belligerent bucks to Fort Smelling.
Within the last few weeks inquiries have
been made in certain quarters by persons
| holding official position in both England
| and Holland as to the probabilities OF the
| United States government assuming the
| Confederate debt. Evidence is at hand to
show that a lobby OF INSCRIPTIONS indi-
| viduals has been organized to deude the
| foreign holders into the belief OF the FEAST
bility OF such scheme.
The Baltimore Sun has a dispatch from
| Washington in which Senator A. p. Cor
man states positively that tariff reform
bill will be passed by the incoming congress,
which will cut off certain customs duties
and provide for a reduction in the internal
| revenue tax. He advises Mr.. Carlisle TO
decline the speakership and take the chair
| manship OF the committee on ways and
means as leader OF the Democratic forces
on the floor. Mr.. Crisp of Georgia is rec
commended for the speakership.
The report OF John B. Baird, superin-
tendent OF the dead letter office, shows the
| number OF pieces of original mail matter
received during the year ending June so,
1887. to have been $685., 1858. an increase
| OF nearly ia per cent over the previous
year. In addition to this number there
were 23O, SIG letters without Enclosures
previously sent to the writer's but failing OF
delivery returned to the office, and 3. FOG
letters on hand at the beginning OF the
year, making the total number OF pieces
handled 5.57S, 9S5, or more than Is, 900
per diem.
An army retiring board having found
Capt. John T. Morrison, 10th cavalry, in
capacitated from active service, the war de-
partment has extended his present leave
OF absence indefinitely. Capt. Morrison
served during the war as private and cor.
poral Of Company A, LIST Minnesota infan-
try, and LIST lieutenant and adiutant OF the
I'd Minnesota cavalry. In March. 1867,
he was appointed I'd lieutenant in the 10th
| cavalry; in the following July he was pro-
| NOTED 1st lieutenant. and continued in
that grade until December, 1882, when he
received his captaincy.